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Tool-X LLC

Tool-X®

Conventional Metal Working Fluids Just Don’t Cut It:

Conventional metal working fluids are compromises between cooling and lubrication:

Cutting oils offer good lubrication but don’t remove heat. Cutting oils break down in the high temperatures generated by high speed cutting tools, leading to varnish, oxidation, and the loss of lubrication.

Water-based coolants do a better job of cooling, but offer little in the way of lubrication. As emulsions break down, temperatures on the cutting edge of the tools increase, and cause microwelding and build-up on the cutting tool edges, reducing tool accuracy, surface finish, and tool life.

Tool-X: How It Works

Tool-X® uses a newly developed, proprietary, extreme pressure additive made with carbon nanoparticles that works in both cutting oil and water based metal working fluids. The physical properties of the carbon nanoparticles enhance both cutting tool and metal working fluid performance:

The nanoparticles lubricate (reduce friction) between the blade and the chips

The nanoparticles conduct heat away from the cutting edge of the tool

The nanoparticles remove build-up on the contact surfaces like a nanoscale polish

The nanoparticles strain harden / shot peen the metal surfaces of the tool

The nanoparticles, being inert, withstand high temperatures and don’t break down.